The clean energy economy has seen robust growth in recent decades and
now presents the opportunity for widespread wealth creation that
benefits American small businesses, their workers, and consumers. It has
the potential to create millions of good-paying jobs spread across tens
of thousands of businesses while simultaneously lowering energy prices
for consumers.
This
hearing
will focus on workforce development initiatives in the clean energy
economy, discuss Congressional proposals regarding clean energy, and
explore the potential for the growth this industry could unleash.
Leticia Colon De Mejias, Chief Executive Officer of Energy
Efficiencies Solutions and Co-chair for the Building Performance
Association, Energy Efficiencies Solutions
James Hasselbeck , Director of Operations , ReVision Energy, Inc.,
South Portland, ME
Samuel Gilchrist, Western Campaigns Director, Natural Resources
Defense Council, Denver, CO
Republican witness
Tom Greer, Proprietor and Owner, Hub City Brewing Co., Belen, NM,
Testifying on behalf of the Consumer Energy Alliance
House Small Business Committee
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Amounts appropriated by section 791(d) of division B of Public Law
116–94 shall also be made available for necessary expenses related to
losses of crops (including smoke-tainted wine grapes) as a consequence
of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2020 in the same manner as
other crop losses under the heading “Department of
Agriculture—Agricultural Programs—Processing, Research and
Marketing—Office of the Secretary” in title I of the Additional
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (Public Law
116–20).
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a
hearing
titled “Pipeline Cybersecurity: Protecting Critical Infrastructure“ at
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The hearing will examine the
current state of pipeline cybersecurity and the role that federal
regulators play in protecting our nation’s critical infrastructure from
malicious actors. This hearing will provide members an opportunity to
examine recent actions taken in response to pipeline cyber incidents and
gaps in our current oversight and regulatory structure.
Witnesses:
David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation
Leslie Gordon, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice,
Government Accountability Office
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Meeting for H.R.
4502, the Labor,
Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development,
Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government,
Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act,
2022.
Division A (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education) – Committee
Report
On Wednesday, July 22, at 10:00 AM ET, the
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory
Oversight will hold a
hearing
to examine current issues that adversely affect environmental justice
communities.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
Rules Committee Print of H.R.
4502,
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural
Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and
General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction,
Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Act, 2022
Jonathan Pershing, Senior Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy
for Climate, U.S. Department of State
Richard L. Buangan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and
Public Diplomacy and Regional and Security Policy, Bureau of East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Craig Hart, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia,
United States Agency for International Development
Melissa Dalton, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy,
Plans, and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense
Panel II
Marinel Sumook Ubaldo, youth climate activist, The Philippines
Richard Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath
Sherri Goodman, Secretary General, International Military Council on
Climate and Security
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. EDT,
in room 1324 Longworth Hearing Room and online via Cisco Webex, the
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a hybrid
oversight
hearing
titled, “Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal for
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.”
This hearing will also be streamed on the Committee’s YouTube.
Witnesses
David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation
Dr. Don Cline, Associate Director, Water Resources, U.S. Geological
Survey
Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Administrator, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Stephen D. Guertin, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight,
Investigations, and Regulations will hold a hybrid
hearing
titled: “SBA’s Role in Climate Solutions.” The hearing is scheduled to
begin at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Room 2360 of the
Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members can also join
remotely via Zoom.
Climate change is increasingly becoming a threat to local economies, but
small businesses can take steps to become more resilient and boost their
competitiveness. The SBA can support efforts
to facilitate access to capital for climate change mitigation
investments and resilience efforts. This hearing will allow members to
learn more about the role that small businesses can play in addressing
climate change, and how federal programs and services support small
businesses adapt, innovate, and thrive.
Witnesses
Laurel Walk, Chief Lending Officer, Colorado Lending Source, Ltd.,
Testifying on behalf of the National Association of Development
Companies (NADCO)
Rick Chapman, General Manager and Certified Marina Manager, Port of
Sunnyside Club, Inc., Stillwater, MN, Testifying on behalf of the
Midwest Marina Association in his role as President
Dr. Lynn Abramson, President, Clean Energy Business Network
Mark Glenn, Owner and Chief Executive Officer,
FASTSIGNS, Carrollton, TX, Testifying on
behalf of the International Franchise Association (IFA)
House Small Business Committee
Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee